Mud and Rubble at Famine Relief Dike

Item

Title
Mud and Rubble at Famine Relief Dike
Identifier
AEJ_85
Description
As an aspiring scientist - Alfred Johns taught mathematics at WCUU - Johns was no doubt fascinated with the engineering involved with the famine relief work. He must have had some reason for taking this photo of mud and rubble against a wall.
Creator
Alfred Johns
Date Created
1912-02 to 1912-04
Location
Nganhwai [Anhui] and Kiangsu [Jiangsu] provinces, China
Source
Ken Johns
Provenance
Johns Family Archives
Publisher
SIUE
Record Date
2024-08-21
Contributor
Nicholas Fowler; Cory Willmott
References
Johns, Alfred. 1928. "China: Its People and Their Life, May 2, 1918," In The Empire Club of Canada Addresses, pp.226-234. Toronto: Empire Club of Canada; For additional references see related Event page, "1912 Famine Relief"